Dual Functionalization of Liquid‐Exfoliated Semiconducting 2H‐MoS2 with Lanthanide Complexes Bearing Magnetic and Luminescence Properties
Abstract
Liquid exfoliated, atomically thin semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), as inorganic equivalents of graphene, have attracted great interest due to their distinctive physical, optoelectronic, and chemical properties. Functionalization of 2D TMDs brings new prospects for applications in optoelectronics, quantum technologies, catalysis, and medicine. In this report, dual functionalization of 2D semiconducting 2H‐MoS2 nanosheets through simultaneous incorporation of magnetic and luminescent properties is demonstrated. A facile method is proposed for tuning the properties of the TDM semiconductors and accessing multimodal platforms, consisting in covalent grafting of lanthanide complexes onto the surface of 2D TMDs. Dual functionalization of liquid‐exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets is demonstrated simultaneously with both europium (III) and gadolinium (III) complexes to form a colloidally stable luminescent (with millisecond lifetimes) and paramagnetic MoS2‐based nanohybrid material. This work is the first example of transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets functionalized with preformed lanthanide complexes. These findings open new prospects for covalent functionalization of TMDs with molecular species bearing specific functionalities as a means to tune the optoelectronic properties of the semiconductors, in order to create advanced materials and devices with a wide range of functionalities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 08, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1002/adfm.201703646
Entities
People
- Andrew G. Thomas
- David J. Lewis
- Edward A. Lewis
- Floriana Tuna
- Jack R. Brent
- Paul O'Brien
- Sarah Jane Haigh
- Simon G. Mcadams
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- University of Manchester